In an interview with Genius, Joey Bada$$ spoke on the release of the song, saying it was a "triple significance". He said his fans know about his interest to "play with dates" and he thought it was the "perfect" timing since it was his birthday, the second anniversary of his debut album and the inauguration of Donald Trump.[2]
He performed the song on the Late Show With Stephen Colbert.[3][4][5] The song was seen as a political statement by Bada$$ on Donald Trump, as one of the lines in the lyrics contained "Sorry, America, but I will not be your soldier. Obama just wasn't enough – I need some more closure".[6] His view on Trump is also addressed more directly through the following lyric, "And Donald Trump is not equipped to take this country over."[7]
Music videoedit
The song's accompanying music video, co-directed by Bada$$ and Nathan Smith, was released on March 6, 2017 on Pro Era's YouTube account.[8]
In the video, Bada$$, in a windy meadow at a desert, alternates between speaking to a group of children and standing in solidarity with a group of adults with their chained hands, following with a firing squad consisting of police officers and businessmen, who shoot several of the prisoners. The video concludes with Ku Klux Klan members standing before a burning cross."[9][10]
Referencesedit
^"Joey Bada$$, With The Strong 'Land Of The Free,' Finds A Target : All Songs Considered". NPR. 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
^"Joey Badass Land of The Free Lyrics". Genius. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
^Renshaw, David (2017-04-04). "Watch Joey Bada$$ Perform "Land Of The Free" On The Late Show". The Fader. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
^Billboard (2017-04-04). "Joey Bada$$ Performs 'Land of the Free' on 'Stephen Colbert': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
^Music. "Watch Joey Bada$$ Perform "Land Of The Free" on 'The Late Show'". Highsnobiety.com. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
^Reed, Ryan (2017-01-20). "Hear Joey Bada$$ Bash Trump on Funky New Song 'Land of the Free'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
^Joey Bada$$ – LAND OF THE FREE, retrieved 2022-02-19
^"Watch Joey Bada$$' Devastating 'Land of the Free' Video". Rolling Stone. 7 March 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
^Billboard. "Joey Bada$$' Striking New Video for 'Land of the Free': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
^Vibe (2017-01-21). "Joey Bada$$ Releases "Land Of The Free"". Vibe.com. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
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land, free, song, similarly, named, articles, land, free, disambiguation, land, free, song, american, recording, artist, joey, bada, released, january, 2017, cinematic, music, group, second, single, from, second, studio, album, amerikkkan, bada, song, produced. For similarly named articles see Land of the Free disambiguation Land of the Free is a song by American hip hop recording artist Joey Bada It was released on January 20 2017 by Pro Era and Cinematic Music Group as the second single from his second studio album All Amerikkkan Bada 1 The song was produced by Kirk Knight and Adam Pallin Land of the Free Single by Joey Bada from the album All Amerikkkan Bada ReleasedJanuary 20 2017 2017 01 20 Recorded2016 2017GenreHip hop Political hip hopLength4 44LabelPro EraCinematicSongwriter s Jo Vaughn ScottAdam PallinKirlan LabarrieProducer s Kirk KnightAdam PallinJoey Bada singles chronology Front amp Center 2016 Land of the Free 2017 Temptation 2017 Music video Land Of The Free on YouTubeBackground and release editIn an interview with Genius Joey Bada spoke on the release of the song saying it was a triple significance He said his fans know about his interest to play with dates and he thought it was the perfect timing since it was his birthday the second anniversary of his debut album and the inauguration of Donald Trump 2 He performed the song on the Late Show With Stephen Colbert 3 4 5 The song was seen as a political statement by Bada on Donald Trump as one of the lines in the lyrics contained Sorry America but I will not be your soldier Obama just wasn t enough I need some more closure 6 His view on Trump is also addressed more directly through the following lyric And Donald Trump is not equipped to take this country over 7 Music video editThe song s accompanying music video co directed by Bada and Nathan Smith was released on March 6 2017 on Pro Era s YouTube account 8 In the video Bada in a windy meadow at a desert alternates between speaking to a group of children and standing in solidarity with a group of adults with their chained hands following with a firing squad consisting of police officers and businessmen who shoot several of the prisoners The video concludes with Ku Klux Klan members standing before a burning cross 9 10 References edit Joey Bada With The Strong Land Of The Free Finds A Target All Songs Considered NPR 2017 03 07 Retrieved 2017 09 30 Joey Badass Land of The Free Lyrics Genius Retrieved March 6 2017 Renshaw David 2017 04 04 Watch Joey Bada Perform Land Of The Free On The Late Show The Fader Retrieved 2017 09 30 Billboard 2017 04 04 Joey Bada Performs Land of the Free on Stephen Colbert Watch Billboard Retrieved 2017 09 30 Music Watch Joey Bada Perform Land Of The Free on The Late Show Highsnobiety com Retrieved 2017 09 30 Reed Ryan 2017 01 20 Hear Joey Bada Bash Trump on Funky New Song Land of the Free Rolling Stone Retrieved 2017 09 30 Joey Bada LAND OF THE FREE retrieved 2022 02 19 Watch Joey Bada Devastating Land of the Free Video Rolling Stone 7 March 2017 Retrieved March 9 2017 Billboard Joey Bada Striking New Video for Land of the Free Watch Billboard Retrieved 2017 09 30 Vibe 2017 01 21 Joey Bada Releases Land Of The Free Vibe com Retrieved 2017 09 30 nbsp This 2010s hip hop song related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Land of the Free song amp oldid 1217862556, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
